What great timing for this theme! My husband and I just got back from a road trip to Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone NP. In the U.S. we are celebrating the 100 year anniversary of a forward thinking decision to conserve these natural spaces for all to respect and enjoy. Every time I visit one of our National Parks I am awed by what I see.

During a break in the rain, I was able to get out and take some photos of historic downtown Albany, Oregon. I don’t know if I like the looking-up shots, but the details on the tops of the buildings are very nice in person. I tried to capture that. I don’t know how successful I was.

1 – Historic church2 – I used a red filter when editing this, which brought out the sky and blooms on the tree3 – Old building with reflection. I wish I would have waited for the car to pass. I would have had a longer sidewalk view.4 – Looking up5 – This bridal shop had an interesting storefront6 – Self portrait 🙂7 – Again with the red filter. It made the words pop.8 – Another historic building/sidewalk view9 – Looking up again10 – Another view of #3 with daffodils in the foreground

I found it very hard to take architectural photos without getting a lot of peripheral garbage like power lines and signage. Any pointers?